Thursday, April 21, 2005

Angry Pope and...Bin Laden: So Angry Pope (still mad at that modernity and enlightenment thing) said that he agrees with Islamic criticisms of "the West of Christian tradition of moral decadence and the manipulation of human life." That is NOT the position of "Islam" whatever that is. It is however the repeated position of Bin Laden. In fact, the language with which Angry Pope agrees is the language of Bin Laden and his ilk. So did Angry Pope also agree with Oswald Spengler? Or did he think that Spengler's take was too soft and moderate for his taste.PS: Many Germans did flee Hitler Youth, and many risked their lives to avoid recruitment. Not Angry Pope of course, whose infected finger prevented him from shooting with the anti-craft missile battery at which he was stationed. We still do not know whether Angry Pope's infected finger also prevented him from doing anything when he--by his own admission--witnessed Hungarian Jews being taken to death camps.

Comic by Terry Furry, reproduced from "Heard the One About the Funny Leftist?" by Cris Thompson, East Bay Express

As'ad's Bio

As'ad AbuKhalil, born March 16, 1960. From Tyre, Lebanon, grew up in Beirut. Received his BA and MA from American University of Beirut in pol sc. Came to US in 1983 and received his PhD in comparative government from Georgetown University. Taught at Tufts University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Colorado College, and Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Served as a Scholar-in-Residence at Middle East Institute in Washington DC. He served as free-lance Middle East consultant for NBC News and ABC News, an experience that only served to increase his disdain for maintream US media. He is now professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus. His favorite food is fried eggplants.

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